facebook question for you, are you superstitious. we'll get things started with meteorologist lynette charles. lynette no 3rd periods in your forecast -- know 13s in your forecast, i hope. >> no 13s whatsoever. it is cold this morning. we do have another frosty start, so we do have a frost advisory that's in effect until 9:00 this morning and it's for all the areas here shaded in this blue. cecil county, harper county, northern baltimore county and even carroll county this morning and howard county is under that frost advisory this morning. if you look at the purples, adams county and also york county in pennsylvania are under a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning. so we have a lot going on this morning, but we're used to it. the one thing i can report to you is that we're not dealing with the winds this morning, they are very light and they'll stay that way even as we go into the afternoon. accident in western maryland, 33 degrees right now, 41 in churchville and 39 degrees in chestertown. late get a check now of -- let's get a check now of that traffic with angela. grng. reporter: good morning, lynette. yes, a freeze advisory. i can feel it out here.

we are live this morning at i- 83, the jones falls expressway. now, of course, we are here because of a major, major lane closure that's going to take place starting at 7:00 tonight. jones falls expressway will close one lane in each direction in the area between 29th street and druid park lake drive. this is, of course, for some emergency repairs to collapsed drainage pipes. now, of course, for those of you who are not aware, that will cause you some major problems for your travel. we're asking motorists to alter your travel times, come a little early, stay late to avoid those delays. you can also opt for transit, mta operates metro subway as well as light rail. now, we have alternate routes that are listed on our website because when thes begin, we'll also have problems in the evening hours because there may be additional lane closures for overnight maintenance. so, again, we're closing one lane in each direction on the jones falls expressway for emergency work starting at 7:00 p.m. tonight in both directions in the area of 29th street to

druid hill park lake drive. now, for those of you getting ready to head out the door in the next few minutes, what can you expect in terms of accidents. none to report so far this morning. we are seeing a lot more activity on 95, but we're looking live at 695 and liberty road, the beltway is is in great shape for your friday morning drive. no delays to report on the west side or the north side. now, 95 north of maryland 43 white marsh boulevard a little more activity as you make your way to the split on i-895 heading to the fort mchenry tunnel. let's send it back to you in the studio. news time 5:32. in this morning's democracy 2012, the presidential race has turned into a mommy wars of sorts, this after comments made by democratic strategist against mitt romney's wife. abc 2 news linda stow is standing by with the very latest in this ongoing debate. linda. reporter: hillary rose hen has since apologized for the comment. it all started when rosen qualified whether ann romney was qualified to talk about economic issues while

campaigning for her husband. the comments sparked a lot of criticism from both sides of the aisle. obama's senior adviser and the dnc chairman both tweeted their disappointment over the comments. first lady michelle obama also tweeted every mother works hard and every mother deserves to be respected. in a statement rosen apologized to ann romney, but also blamed the republicans for their role in trying to exploit her comments. >> the republicans are making a very effective strategic decision today to attack me instead of talking about the issues that have been raised over the last few days. reporter: recent polls show romney trailing the president in support among women voters. linda stow, abc 2 news. we definitely want to hear from you on this. what do you think of rosen's comments? head to our facebook fan page and we'll read some of your comments. we always want to know what you think. again, the w dhp mar facebook fan page is the place to weigh in. monday morning the uva la crosse player convicted of

killing his ex-girlfriend yeardley love will be sentenced. george huguely was found guilty of second-degree murder earlier this year for killing love. a jury recommended that he receive 26 years in prison, but a judge will make his official ruling on monday. coverage begins at 4:30 monday morning. we will be bringing you the latest updates not only on the air, but on abc2news.com as well. a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital has been found incompetent to stand trial. andre mayo is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a fellow clifton perkins hospital center patient back in october. mayo is being held without bond in the county detention center until a may hearing that is set to determine the best placement and care for him. overnight we learned that police chief died during a shootout in a small new hampshire town. developing news now, that shooting happened late last night in greenland. four other people were also injured and 48-year-old michael maloney died from a gunshot wound to the head.

authorities say the alleged drug dealer and girlfriend barricaded themselves inside the home. people living nearby had to be evacuated. investigators have yet to release the name of the suspect. the message dispute may have behind a deadly shooting at a cracker barrel restaurant in ohio. police shot and killed the gunman after he opened fire on a restaurant patron. two other people were also killed and police say a woman called 911 from the restaurant, saying her husband was upset because she told him she was leaving him. they said he would circumstance isle the parking lot. police can't say if the man and victim are at all related. you can add firefighter to mayor cory booker's resume. newark officials say he has been released from the hospital. it happened overnight after suffering from smoke inhalation. they say he tried to rescue his neighbors from a fire. booker tweeted that he's fine and he thanked his followers for their concern. he said they did manage to get that woman out of the house. news time now 5:35. and this is going to be the clip of the day and something you will be talking about. apparently a new requirement of

the pga tour must fight alligators. yeah. this is kip henley. he carries the bag for brian gabe. but yesterday his shot got a little bit dicey at the tournament in south carolina. a gator saddled up to his ball, so henley went after him with a plastic rake. >> it worked. look at that. it worked. >> it worked. he's going to circle back on you. this is not smart. on land alligators can run up to 15 miles per hour. hey, it worked. would you do it? >> no. are you kidding? i would be so far in the parking lot after seeing that. make a run for it. >> can you imagine live tv? i thought it was going to produce a horrible moment. >> it worked out okay, though. stay with us this morning, alec baldwin has "30 rock" fans really nervous. >> the message he posted on twitter having fans wondering whether he's staying or going with the show. plus it's fast becoming an american favorite. what a driving more families to put pizza on the dinner table.

details on that just ahead. and clouds this morning is going to give way to plenty of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. but will the sunshine stick around for the weekend? those details are coming up. reporter: and we're live in front of the jfx. coming up we'll let you know how you can possibly avoid those major delays in the next 3q

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. thanks for joining us this friday morning. listen to this, alec baldwin has some "30 rock" fans a little nervous. they're worried after he posted something, a series of tweets that appeared to be a hint that he's leaving the comedy show. we see one tweet, baldwin wrote "i think i'm leaving nbc just in time." don't worry because costar tina fey told "the view" "30 rock's" tv executive is not going anywhere as far as she knows. people.com reports melissa gilbert is out of the hospital and back on the dance floor for what's called the gentle rehearsal. the 47-year-old suffered a concussion and whiplash while performing a routine on "dancing with the stars" monday night. after rehearsing, gilbert tweeted she was very happy to be back. you can watch her next performance monday night

starting right here at 8:00 on abc 2. well, a few beers can usually get a party going, but new research shows a couple of brews are a little bit more than social lubery indication. >> yes. stay with us this morning, new research that talks about the benefits of drinking just a pint or two. did you notice? it's friday the 13th. i'm linda stow. why this day gets such a bad wrap and why so many people dread it. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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so did you check your calendar? did you realize it was friday the 13th? abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with so many people -- why so many people are so afraid of this so-called unlucky day. linda. reporter: charley, if you cringe just thinking about friday the 13th, get ready for a trifecta this year. friday the 13th will happen three times this year and the days are spaced exactly 13 weeks apart. the number 13 itself is often considered unlucky. you may have noticed that many buildings and hotels don't have a 13th floor. a psychologist at cleveland clinic says the way someone handles this type of fear may be a clue into how they handle

other stressful situations. >> it sure may suggest that these sorts of people may be a little more anxious than the average person and it also suggests what they do when they're anxious. i think people that are concerned about a day specifically or a number specifically might be anxious about other things and then be much more prone to avoid things that make them anxious. reporter: on the flip side, dr. bay says if you consider friday the 13th lucky, you're probably more of a risk taker or thrill seeker and tend to trust in yourself rather than the superstition. now, we have the question on our facebook page. we'd love for you to weigh in. we want to know if you fear this day or is it just all hype? we'd love for you to put in your feedback. linda stow, abc 2 news. >> linda, thanks so much. governor o'malley will be talking about an initiative to partner maryland's leading academic institutions with promising technology. o'malley will be meeting with

entrepreneurs and university as and business leertds at the baltimore technicallal center today. the governor is scheduled to speak at the maryland professional firefighters spring convention that afternoon at the baltimore hilton hotel. the state's top court has agreed to decide if maryland's dream act will be on the ballot this fall. now, the court of appeals said this week it's going to hear casa day maryland's appeal to the judge's decision to allow a referendum on the 2010 law. the court scheduled arguments for jeup 12th. the measure was designed to serve college tuition discounts from certain illegal immigrants. the court blocked the law last year from getting signatures on a petition. around 10:00 in the morning, the national cherry blossom festival parade will be under way. the parade includes floats, marching bands and balloons, entertainers include debbie gibson and hot air cologne from

the voice. also the finalists from "good morning maryland" and more. abc's katie couric and alex trebek from "jeopardy" will be cohosting the event. in january crews removed the giant bell from the top of stevens hall to restore it to its former glory. weather permitting, the process of putting it back in its place will be around 8:30 tomorrow morning. in addition to getting the bell looking like new again, the school is installing an electronic ringer that can play songs. the bell was originally installed in 1915. comptroller peter francha wants to help you out with your taxes. he wants to remind you that his offices will have extra hours so you can bring your w2 and 1099 forms to local offices all week long. there are 12 locations that will be open tomorrow and they have extended hours on tuesday, the day that your taxes are due. so if you're curious, we've posted the office hours on our website under the state section. you'll find a link to the comptroller's office and that includes where they're located. so, again, head to

abc2news.com. health news for you this morning, the fda right now asking livestock producers to phase out antibiotics that they use to promote growth. now, the agency has asked that the livestock industry voluntarily limit the use of medicines for treating, controlling and preventing specific diseases. it also asks drug manufacturers to make changes so that the antibiotics can also be prescribed by a veterinarian. the issue is the ability to produce safe, inexpensive meat products versus protecting you from dangerous bacteria. pizza is reportedly becoming a staple on american dinner tables. 41% of people surveyed say they eat pizza at least once a week. that's up from 26% two years ago. foodies suggest the quality of frozen pizzas and franchises appeal to high and low end taste buds and what's driving the boost. what goes better with pizza than a nice cold beer? >> don't feel bad about drinking a few brews because apparently they can actually make you smarter. >> that's what it is. >> that's why you're so

intelligent, charley. >> two, 12. >> not 12 beers. they compared a group of drunk and sober subjects and they discovered the drinkers were better at creating problem- solving tasks abtd faster but worse at memory tasks. that's because researchers say the alcohol diminishes working memory capacity, so something to keep in mind this weekend if you're going to have a beer or two. a beer, lynette. >> a beer, maybe two. lynette. >> all righty then. let's talk about the weather this morning. once again we have a frosty start out there, guys. i hope you wore your big coats this morning. 30 degrees now in york. you can see those bluish colors. that's always an kailings of the cold weather out there. 32 degrees right now in fredrick, 36 in winchester and 39 in hagerstown, 40 in baltimore right now. easton coming in right around 43 degrees. so you can see this trend. you can see the line here. i'm going to show you where we do have a frost advisory in effect for these areas here shaded in blue. so basically for our viewing

area, cecil, we're looking at harper county as well, also northern baltimore county and even carroll county and howard county is in on that action this morning as well. so hopefully you brought in the potted plants, anything that you want to cover up. and then york, pennsylvania, also adams county under a freeze warning. they're the ones in the purple. all of this is in effect until 9:00 this morning. so the satellite and radar has clouds out there this morning, and you're probably wondering, well, lynette, i heard you say it doesn't get that cold if there's the clouds out there. well, if the clouds weren't out there, these temperatures would really be cold. we had adreally be feeling it. these clouds will get out of here as we go through the rest of the morning and into the afternoon and we will get lots of sunshine in the forecast are us. it will turn out to be a pretty nice day on tap as the high pressure builds in and will do its thing. the wet weather is going to stay away from us once again. that's not necessarily good because we do need that rain in the forecast. i guess we could say it's good timing because we don't want any rain as we head towards the weekend. as we head through today, that

temperature coming in at 67 degrees. it will be on the mild side once again. a quick check of that seven-day forecast for you. it looks like this as we will begin to get warmer even as we head into monday, tuesday, with some showers in the forecast. late get a check now of the traffic with angela. good morning. reporter: good morning, to you, lynette. good morning, everyone. we're doing traffic live this morning at i-83, the jones falls expressway. of course the big lane closures starting tonight at 7:00. we will close one lane in each direction on the jfx and the area between 29th street and druid hills park lane -- druid hill park drive. now, listen to this, this is going to cause some significant backups. it's going to be very disruptive, especially during morning rush and afternoon rush where you'll need to alter your travel plans unless you plan to sit in traffic for a very long time. now, on our website, abc2news.com, if you click the traffic tab, we've got a couple of alternate routes listed for you. just to give you a few, coming from the overly area, hartford

road may be a great route to take you into downtown. if you're coming from the north, north charles treat a good route. from the northwest area, make park heights avenue or rister's town road. that work tbins tonight at 7:00. they'll be closing one lane in each direction and those closures will last for at least two months. let's go ahead and talk about the traffic that's going on this morning. we'll start with a live look at 695 and the bw parkway. the bw parkway is actually moving well in both directions between i-495 and 695. now, for those of you traveling in downtown right now, no reported troubles at the tunnels, as we get a live look at 95, top of the fort mchenry tunnel. we're moving well. just a little bit of bottlenecking as you approach the toll plazas. let's send it back to you in the studio. she had great success in her "harry potter" series, but can j.k. rawling do well with an adult novel? also a documentary taking a

very hard look at a growing problem in our schools being shown nationwide today. details coming up. you're waking up to what's new in baltimore. "good morning maryland" continues in minutes. g 3q

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